Deliveroo advertises for a manager to build a drone delivery service in Ireland and the UK

Deliveroo is looking for a Drones Operations Manager to build a drone delivery operation across the UK and Ireland from scratch, according to a job advert on its recruitment site.

The manager would act as a remote pilot, carry out test and regulatory demonstration flights, and later live deliveries. They would also hire and train pilots, technicians, visual observers and maintenance staff. The advert says the team is expected to grow in 2027, with a chief pilot and a head of maintenance.

The role includes finding launch and landing sites near partner merchants and getting approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority or the Irish Aviation Authority.

Deliveroo earlier worked with the Irish operator Manna on deliveries near Dublin. That service was suspended in 2026 after Manna struggled to get planning permission for delivery hubs. The advert does not name an aircraft supplier or the first sites.